TV Shows Based on Books: Midnight Series

This >has got to be one of those stories that I have been itching to see made into a movie or tv show, and as luck would have it, we get to see this happen.  If you haven't read the stories, I suggest picking up Midnight Crossroad and go from there.  I loved the Sookie Stackhouse series and Midnight has not disappointed either.  I expect the show to be just as amazing as Trueblood.

I could not find out when we can expect this to air on tv but if anyone knows, feel free to add in the comments below.

MBOB: Still Alice

Movies Based on Books: Still Alice by Lisa Genova

Admittedly I have not read this book, but watching the trailer alone for Still Alice has made me pick it up to read.

 Synopsis

Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. At fifty years old, she’s a cognitive psychology professor at Harvard and a world-renowned expert in linguistics with a successful husband and three grown children. When she becomes increasingly disoriented and forgetful, a tragic diagnosis changes her life--and her relationship with her family and the world--forever.

At once beautiful and terrifying, Still Alice is a moving and vivid depiction of life with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease that is as compelling as A Beautiful Mind and as unforgettable as Judith Guest's Ordinary People.

Unseen by Karin Slaughter Book Trailer

Karin Slaughter has to be one of my favourite Authors in the Crime/Murder/Mystery genre.  Looking forward to reading more of her work.

Debt Collector series by Susan Kaye Quinn

Delirium 

(Debt Collector #1)

Synopsis

What’s your life worth on the open market? A debt collector can tell you precisely. Lirium plays the part of the grim reaper well, with his dark trenchcoat, jackboots, and the black marks on his soul that every debt collector carries. He’s just in it for his cut, the ten percent of the life energy he collects before he transfers it on to the high potentials, the people who will make the world a better place with their brains, their work, and their lives. That hit of life energy, a bottle of vodka, and a visit from one of Madam Anastazja’s sex workers keep him alive, stable, and mostly sane… until he collects again. But when his recovery ritual is disrupted by a sex worker who isn't what she seems, he has to choose between doing an illegal hit for a girl whose story has more holes than his soul or facing the bottle alone—a dark pit he’s not sure he’ll be able to climb out of again.

Agony 

(Debt Collector #2)

Synopsis

Lirium tries to forget Apple Girl, but a rough collection finds him spiraling deeper into the abyss. He faces a one-way ticket to The Retirement Home for debt collectors, until his psych officer offers a way out.

 Ecstasy

 (Debt Collector #3)

Synopsis Lirium's attempts to find Ophelia take him to the last place he wants to be.

My Thoughts: 
This is one captivating series.  I found that I couldn't just read Delirium without following up with Agony and Ecstasy! Susan Kaye Quinn has an amazing talent of being able to draw the reader in and keep them utterly entertained and begging for more.

The world Delirium is based in is dark and edgy where life is so easily taken for the wealthy, the smart and those that can further add to society, and in the world of Delirium's you find out quite quickly how unfair that market turns out to be.

There are 9 episodes in the Debt Collector and I know I'll be going out of my way to find out what happens in Lirium's world.  The series is aimed at adults as it includes mature scenes.
You can find the schedule releases for the Debt Collector episodes here!

Red Rain by R.L. Stine Book Trailer

I loved all his Goosebumps books but haven't read too much of his books since. This one but, it sounds pretty awesome.